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| Name: | Shoreham Airfield, Shoreham-by-Sea |
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| HER Ref: | MWS849 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Designations - none recorded
Summary
Shoreham is Britain's oldest licensed airport and was also used as a military airfield in both World Wars.
Monument Types
- AIRFIELD (Opened, Modern - 1911 AD to 1911 AD (at some time))
Sources
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: 1972. Sussex Ind Archaeol. 14. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Bagley JA. 1973-4. Shoreham and Ford; A History of Two Sussex Airfields. Sussex Ind History. 24-28. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Almond, R. 1984/5. A Brief History of Shoreham Airport. Sussex Industrial History. No 14, pp11-16. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: M.F. Mace. 1997. Sussex Wartime Relics and Memorials - Wrecks, Relics and Memorials from Sussex at War 1939-1945. Copy belongs to Mr. J. Mills. p 84. |
| <5> | Web Site: English Heritage. 2007. PastScape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/. |
| <6> | EH AMIE Report: English Heritage. 2012. English Heritage National Mapping Programme for Worthing - Weald, West Sussex - Digital Mapping (GIS) Shapefiles. |
| <7> | EH AMIE Report: English Heritage. 2012. English Heritage National Mapping Programme for Worthing - Weald, West Sussex. |
| <8> | Index: Ordnance Survey. 1972. Ordnance Survey Record Card - TQ20NW27. |
Associated Events - none recorded
Associated Monuments
- MWS9883 - Related to: Airport Terminal Building of Shoreham Airport, Shoreham-by-Sea (Listed Building)
- MWS11396 - Related to: An Archaeological Watching Brief at the new Helicopter Landing Site, Shoreham Airport, West Sussex (Phase 1) (Monument)
- MWS7533 - Related to: Anti Tank Vertical Rail (Monument)
- MWS848 - Related to: Dome Trainer - Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11589 - Related to: Earthwork Remains of World War II Bomb Crater within Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11641 - Related to: Earthwork Remains of a World War II Air Riad Shelter associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11737 - Related to: Earthwork Remains of a World War II Bomb Crater asociated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11767 - Related to: Earthwork Remains of a World War II Bomb Crater asociated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11591 - Related to: Earthwork Remains of a World War II Bomb Crater associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11588 - Related to: Earthwork Remains of three World War II Craters within Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11766 - Related to: Earthwork remains of Two World War II Bomb Craters associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS5339 - Related to: Light Anti-Aircraft Platform associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing. (Monument)
- MWS8088 - Related to: Municipal Hangar at Shoreham Airfield, Shoreham-by-Sea (Listed Building)
- MWS5342 - Related to: Pill Box - Shoreham By sea (Monument)
- MWS7605 - Related to: Pillbox (Monument)
- MWS11736 - Related to: Site of a Possible Type 24 World War II Pillbox associated with Shoreham Airfied, Shoreham (Monument)
- MWS11739 - Related to: Site of a Possible World War II Pillbox associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11644 - Related to: Site of a World War II Air Raid Shelter associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11700 - Related to: Site of a World War II Air Raid Shelter associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS12028 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11584 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11585 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11586 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11587 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11640 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11703 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11735 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS12227 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS12228 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox to the South of Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS12229 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox to the South of Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS12230 - Related to: Site of a World War II Pillbox to the South of Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11738 - Related to: Site of Four World War II Air Raid Shelters associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11643 - Related to: Site of World War II Barbed Wire Obstructions assocaited with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11740 - Related to: Site of World War II Camouflage, Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11639 - Related to: Structural Remains of a World War II Pillbox to the North of Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS11642 - Related to: Type 24 World War II Pillbox assocaited with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS9881 - Related to: War Memorial within the grounds of Shoreham Airport, Shoreham-by-Sea (Monument)
- MWS5338 - Related to: Word War II Pill Box associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS5343 - Related to: World War II Field Artillery Emplacement associated with Shoreham Airfield, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS10678 - Related to: World War II Gun Emplacement West of the Old Toll bridge, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS5340 - Related to: World War II Pillbox located on the West Bank of the River Adur (Monument)
- MWS5341 - Related to: World War II Type 22 Pillbox on the West Bank of the River Adur, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS10685 - Related to: World War II Type 23 Pillbox, Old Shoreham Road, Lancing (Monument)
- MWS5344 - Related to: World War II Type 24 Pillbox located beside Shoreham Airport, Lancing (Monument)
Associated Finds - none recorded
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